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Spring 2016
Chief Justice |
Barbara A. Madsen |
Justice |
Charles W. Johnson |
Justice |
Susan Owens |
Justice |
Mary E. Fairhurst |
Justice |
Debra L. Stephens |
Justice |
Charlie Wiggins |
Justice |
Steven C. González |
Justice |
Sheryl Gordon McCloud |
Justice |
Mary I. Yu |
Acting Clerk |
Susan L. Carlson |
Court Commissioner |
Narda Pierce |
Reporter |
Richard Neidhardt |
Administrator for the Courts |
Callie Dietz |
State Law Librarian |
Kay Newman |
Bailiff |
Tim Schiewe |
Pursuant to Supreme Court Administrative Rule 6, the Justices of the Supreme Court are assigned to the Departments of the Court Calendars as indicated below:
Department One
Chief Justice Barbara A. Madsen |
Justice Charles Johnson |
Justice Mary E. Fairhurst |
Justice Charlie Wiggins |
Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud |
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Department Two |
Chief Justice Barbara A. Madsen |
Justice Susan Owens |
Justice Debra Stephens |
Justice Steven C. González |
Justice Mary Yu |
Regular Sessions of the Court begin in January (Winter), May (Spring), and September (Fall) of each year.
Cases set for the mornings are subject to call at 9:00 a.m. Those set in the afternoon are subject to call at 1:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
The Court will sometimes take a short recess following the first case in the morning and the first case in the afternoon./
Motion days in the 2016 Spring Session are scheduled, subject to change, for:
April 26, 2016
May 31, 2016
June 28, 2016
Settings will not be altered or vacated by the Chief Justice except upon a showing of unavoidable cause.
As provided in RCW 2.32.070, counsel of record and criminal defendants shall be supplied a copy of opinion without charge.
Oral Argument Dates
- May 3, 2016
- May 5, 2016
- May 10, 2016
- May 12, 2016
- May 24, 2016
- May 26, 2016
- June 7, 2016
- June 9, 2016
- June 21, 2016
- June 23, 2016
- July 7, 2016
9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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May 3, 2016
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THREE CASES ONLY; TWO IN A.M. - ONE IN P.M |
91757-4 (C/A 45809-8-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
MOTION TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE
ON REVIEW (RAP 9.11) PASSED TO THE MERITS
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In re the Welfare of: K.M.M.
JOSHUA RAY MILLER,
Petitioner,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES,
Respondent.
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Eric Nielsen/ Dana Nelson
Jennifer Dobson
Jodi R. Backlund
Manek R. Mistry
Skylar Texas Brett
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Peter Everett Kay
Jay Douglas Geck
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91925-9 (C/A 32437-1-III)
Discretionary Review Granted
MOTION TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE
ON REVIEW (RAP 9.11) PASSED TO THE MERITS
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In re the Welfare of: B.P.
HEIDI LEANN OLSON,
Petitioner,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES,
Respondent.
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Jill Shumaker Reuter
Kristina M. Nichols
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Amy Suzanne Soth
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1:30 P.M.
92421-0 (C/A 71388-4-I)
Certified Personal Restraint Petition
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In re Personal Restraint Petition of:
BOBBY DARRELL COLBERT,
Petitioner.
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Jennifer M. Winkler
Hon. Rich Weyrich
A. O. Denny
Erik Pedersen
Rosemary Hawkins Kaholokula
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9:00 A.M. |
CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY |
May 5, 2016 |
THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. |
91494-0 (Pierce 13-2-14072-7)
Notice of Appeal
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25 MINUTES PER SIDE |
PATRICIA BLACKBURN, DAVID EUGENE CARPENTER, JACOB DAU, DENNIS FANT, BONIFACIO H. FORNILLOS, AKANELE A. IMO, JOSE M. LOPEZ, RALPH PETERSON, and MATTHEW J. STALEY,
Appellants,
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL,
Respondents.
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Jesse Andrew Wing
Joseph Robert Shaeffer
Tiffany Mae Cartwright
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Grace C.S. O'Connor
Joseph Michael Diaz
Allyson Zipp
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91534-2 (King 14-2-29269-4 SEA)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
CITY OF SNOQUALMIE, a municipal corporation
Respondents,
v.
KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE DOW CONSTANTINE, an individual, in his official capacity; KING COUNTY ASSESSOR LLOYD HARA, an individual, in his official capacity; KING COUNTY,
Other Parties,
and
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,
Appellant. |
Hon. Bob C. Sterbank
Matthew J. Segal
Taki V. Flevaris
Margaret A. Pahl
Hon. Bob Ferguson
David M. Hankins
Kelly Owings
Andrew J. Krawczyk
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1:30 P.M.
92593-3 (Yakima 14-8-00667-6)
Notice of Appeal
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
TREY M.,
Appellant.
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Hon. Joseph A. Brusic
Tamara Ann Hanlon
Lila Jane Silverstein
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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May 10, 2016 |
THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. |
92671-9 (Thurston 10-2-01949-6)
Notice of Appeal
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
TIM LENANDER,
Appellant,
v.
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS,
Respondent.
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Wayne L. Williams
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Sarah Elizabeth Blocki
Jeffrey Todd Even
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91154-1 (Cowlitz 13-2-01398-4)
Notice of Discretionary Review Granted
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30 MINUTES PER SIDE |
WASHINGTON COUNTIES RISK POOL, AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC., LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY, J. WILLIAM ASHBAUGH, individually; and ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY,
Respondents,
v.
CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON, a municipal corporation; DONALD SLAGLE, an individual; LARRY DAVIS, individually, and as assignee of Clark County and of Donald Slagle; and ALAN NORTHROP, individually, and as assignee of Clark County and of Donald Slagle,
Petitioners.
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Thomas Jones/Brendan
Winslow-Nason
Troy Biddle/Donald Verfurth
Patrick Jordan
Agelo Reppas
William Leedom/Amy
Magnano/David Norman
Howard Goodfriend/Catherine
Wright Smith
Hon. Tony Golik
Taylor Hallvik
Christopher Horne
Matthew Segal
Michael Farnell
John Robert Connelly, Jr.
Micah LeBank
Philip Talmadge
Virgil Hale
Timothy Ford/David
Whedbee/Tiffany Cartwright
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1:30 P.M.
91268-8 (C/A 45862-4-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In re Personal Restraint Petition of:
JERRY LEE SWAGERTY,
Petitioner.
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Eric J. Nielsen
Eric Broman
Hon. Mark Lindquist
Kimberley Ann DeMarco
Brent J. Hyer
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9:00 A.M. |
OLYMPIA |
May 12, 2016 |
THREE CASES ONLY, TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. |
91920-8 (C/A 46988-0-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
In re Personal Restraint Petition of:
CLARK L. STUHR,
Petitioner.
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Mary Swift
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Alan D. Copsey
Cassie B. vanRoojen
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92080-0 (C/A 45108-5-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
AVNET, INC.,
Petitioner,
v.
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,
Respondent.
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Scott M. Edwards
Ryan P. McBride
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Rosann Fitzpatrick
Joshua Weissman
Charles Zalesky
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1:30 P.M.
92161-0 (C/A 45756-3-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
MIKE BELENSKI,
Petitioner,
v.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, a Washington State political subdivision
Respondent.
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Mike Belenski (pro se)
Hon. Michael Haas
David W. Alvarez
Jeffrey Scott Myers
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9:00 A.M. |
Olympia |
May 24, 2016 |
TWO CASES ONLY |
92060-5 (C/A 45796-2-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
CLIFFORD MELVIN PORTER, JR.,
Respondent.
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Hon. Mark Lindquist
Thomas Roberts
Kevin March
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92127-0 (C/A 47364-0-II)
Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE |
IN RE THE ADOPTION OF: T. A. W.
R. B. and C. B.,
Petitioners,
v.
C. W.,
Respondent.
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William Robin Penoyar
Mark David Fiddler
Casey Grannis
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9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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May 26, 2016
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THREE CASES ONLY; TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. |
92448-1 (C/A 72421-5-I)
Discretionary Review Granted
MOTION TO STRIKE BRIEF OF COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE JULIE HILLS - PASSED TO THE MERITS
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In re the Dependency of:
D. L. B.
EDELYN SAINT-LOUIS,
Petitioner, v.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES and JULIE HILLS, Respondents.
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April Rivera
Richard Wayne Lechich
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Kelly L. Taylor
Anne E. Egeler
Paul Spencer Graves
Eric B. Wolff
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91921-6 (C/A No. 32490-7-III)
Discretionary Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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In re the Termination of:
K. J. B.
JEFFREY VENCENT BUTTERFIELD
Petitioner, v.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, Respondent.
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Jill Shumaker Reuter
Kristina M. Nichols
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Carissa Ann Greenberg
Peter B. Gonick
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1:30 P.M.
92122-9 (C/A 32473-7-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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JOHN D. KOVACS,
Petitioner, v.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRIES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent.
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Thomas Leo Doran
Hon. Bob Ferguson
James P. Mills
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9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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June 7, 2016
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THREE CASES ONLY; TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M. |
92210-1 (C/A 45052-6-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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JOSETTE TAYLOR, as Personal Representative of the Estate of FRED E. TAYLOR, deceased; and on behalf of the Estate of FRED E. TAYLOR; and JOSETTE TAYLOR, individually,
Petitioner, v.
SCOTT BILDSTEN, D.O., individually, JOHN C. HEDGES, M.D., individually, KITSAP UROLOGY ASSOCIATES, P.C., a Washington active, for profit corporation, and HARRISON MEDICAL CENTER, a Washington active, nonprofit corporation, Defendants, and INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC., a foreign corporation doing business in Washington, Respondent.
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Kenneth Wendell Masters
Shelby R. Frost Lemmel
Jeffrey Royal Johnson
Philip Albert Talmadge
Sidney C. Tribe
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92261-6 (C/A 72263-8-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner, v.
SAYIDEN HUSSEIN MOHAMED, Respondent.
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Hon. Mark Roe
Seth Aaron Fine
Maureen Marie Cyr
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1:30 P.M.
91801-5 (King 12-2-31451-9 SEA)
Notice of Appeal
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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DAVID COOPER and JERRY SCOTT, individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated, Respondents, v.
ALSCO, INC., a foreign corporation,
Appellant.
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Adam J. Berger
Martin S. Garfinkel
Geoffrey D. Swindler
Portia Renee Moore
Harry J.F. Korrell, III
Kathryn S. Rosen
Taylor S. Ball
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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June 9, 2016
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TWO CASES ONLY |
91622-5 (Skagit 15-2-00334-1)
Notice of Appeal
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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SHARLINE LUNDGREN and RAY LUNDGREN, Respondents, v.
UPPER SKAGIT INDIAN TRIBE, a federally recognized Indian Tribe,
Appellant.
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Scott Martin Ellerby
David S. Hawkins
Harold Chesnin
Peter Robert Dworkin
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92791-0 (Thurston 14-2-00115-8)
Notice of Appeal
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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ESTATE OF BARRY A. ACKERLEY, Appellant, v.
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Respondent.
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Scott M. Edwards
Ryan P McBride
Hon. Bob Ferguson
David M. Hankins
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9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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June 21, 2016
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THREE CASES ONLY - TWO IN A.M. - ONE IN P.M. |
92215-2 (C/A 32210-6-III)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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JOSE L. BIRRUETA, Respondent, v.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner.
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Michael V. Connell
Hon. Bob Ferguson
Paul Michael Weideman
Anastasia Sandstrom
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92293-4 (C/A 46140-4-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON, Petitioner, v.
KEVIN RAY CASE,
Respondent.
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Hon. Jon Tunheim
Carol L. La Verne
John A. Hays
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1:30 P.M.
92324-8 (C/A 71726-0-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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LESLIE M. PENDERGRAST, as an individual, Respondent, v.
ROBERT MATICHUK and JANE DOE MATICHUK, as individuals and in their marital capacity; BLAINE PROPERTIES, L.L.C., a Washington State limited liability company, Petitioners,
BANK OF THE PACIFIC, a Washington State corporation; MARK R. and CYNTHIA A. SANDFORD, as individuals and in their marital capacity; and GINA M. LINGENFELTER and JOHN DOE LINGENFELTER, as individuals and in their marital capacity,
Defendants.
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Mark J. Lee
Bryan Donald Lane
Bryan Donald Lane
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9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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June 23, 2016
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THREE CASES ONLY - TWO IN A.M. - ONE IN P.M. |
92310-8 (C/A 40333-1-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
KENNETH LANE SLERT,
Respondent.
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Hon. Jonathan Meyer
Eric Wantuck Eisenberg
Jodi R. Backlund
Manek R. Mistry
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92335-3 (C/A 46130-7-II)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
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COLUMBIA RIVERKEEPER; SIERRA CLUB; and NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER,
Petitioners,
v.
PORT OF VANCOUVER USA; JERRY OLIVER, Port of Vancouver USA Board of Commissioners President; BRIAN WOLFE, Port of Vancouver USA Board of Commissioners Vice President; and NANCY I. BAKER, Port of Vancouver USA Board of Commissioners Secretary,
Respondents.
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Brian Alan Knutsen
Eric D. 'Knoll' Lowney
Miles Johnson
Kristin Mariko Asai
David B. Markowitz
Anna Joyce
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1:30 P.M.
92489-9 (C/A 71709-0-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Yu, J. recused /Worswick, JPT
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JESS NELSON,
Petitioner,
v.
MICHAEL ERICKSON and JANE DOE ERICKSON, and the marital community composed thereof,
Respondents.
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Jared Daniel Stueckle
Patrick Joon Kang
Jason Garrett Epstein
Leonard J. Feldman
Marilee C. Erickson
Suzanna Shaub
Pamela A. Okano
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9:00 A.M.
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OLYMPIA
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July 7, 2016
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THREE CASES ONLY - TWO IN A.M. - ONE IN P.M. & SHOW CAUSE HEARING |
92274-8 (C/A 72409-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted
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20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Fairhurst recused/Siddoway, JPT
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Respondent,
v.
MICHAEL RAY GOSS,
Petitioner.
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Hon. Dan Sattergerg
Donna Lynn Wise
John Henry Browne
Colleen A. Hartl
Emma Scanlan
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92332-9 (C/A 71292-6-I)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Fairhurst recused/Siddoway, JPT
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In re the Detention of: Mark Black.
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
MARK BLACK,
Respondent. |
Hon. Dan Satterberg
Andrea Ruth Vitalich
Jennifer G'Dalia Ritchie
David L. Donnan
Nancy P Collins
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1:30 P.M.
92216-1 (C/A 31509-6-III)
Petition for Review Granted |
20 MINUTES PER SIDE
Fairhurst recused/Worswick, JPT
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SHANE FAST, JAMIE FAST, the marital community comprised thereof, ROBERT DALTON FAST, and the estate thereof,
Petitioners,
v.
KENNEWICK PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT d/b/a KENNEWICK GENERAL HOSPITAL and d/b/a MID-COLUMBIA WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER, a Washington public hospital district organized as a government entity, municipal or quasi-municipal corporation; ADAM T. SMITH, D.O., individually and for the marital community with spouse or registered domestic partner Jane Doe Smith; GREGORY SCHROFF, M.D., individually and for the marital community with spouse or registered domestic partner Jane Doe Smith; and DOES 1 through 50,
Respondents. |
Scott E. Rodgers
Eric Bryd
Edward Joseph Bruya
Michael J. Wiswall
Jerome R. Aiken
Peter McGillis Ritchie
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